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'Mixed message': financial hurdle to quitting smoking
23+ hour, 55+ min ago (426+ words) It can cost more to quit smoking than to continue puffing away on black-market cigarettes. Australia's approach of heavily taxing cigarettes while failing to widely subsidise quit aids is working against those most in need of support, the authors of…...
Smart #3 2025 review: New BMW i X2, Volvo C40-rivalling electric car emerges from rebooted car brand!
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (37+ words) The Canberra Times Smart #3 2025 review: New BMW i X2, Volvo C40-rivalling electric car emerges from rebooted car brand!...
ACT adopts new building code despite projected cost rises of up to $55k
17+ hour, 25+ min ago (637+ words) Thousands of dollars in costs could be passed on to home builders in the ACT following updates to the national building regulations, the Master Builders ACT has warned. The comments come after Minister for Planning and Sustainable Development Chris Steel…...
Play hard or hardly play? New Carnival research reveals Aussies are stuck in a 'time off trap"
17+ hour ago (510+ words) Two legends team up with Carnival Cruise Line to give Aussies permission to play. This is branded content for Carnival Cruise Line. Australia is facing a 'Time Off Trap' as new research from Carnival Cruise Line reveals Aussies waste a…...
A childhood of 'beauty' and 'suffering' has shaped new Libs deputy Deb
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (1574+ words) Holidaying in Australia as a child, Deborah Morris was shocked when everyone left their shoes in a pile at the beach. For most children born in Perth in the '90s, unattended thongs would have been as unremarkable as vegemite on toast…...
ACT emergency services warning system not tested before 2025-26 bushfire season
3+ week, 5+ day ago (407+ words) The ACT's emergency service warning system was not tested before the 2025-26 high-risk weather season due to planned upgrades. ACT Emergency Services tested the system on December 11, 2025, so it could assess planned improvements. The Canberra Liberals' spokesperson for police, emergency services…...
Front-line service staff and their families are seeking more mental health support
17+ hour, 26+ min ago (211+ words) Staff complaints about bullying, harassment, victimisation and other inappropriate behaviour at ACT Fire and Rescue have increased in recent years. Complaints at the service which is part of the ACT Emergency Services Agency, have risen from one report in 2022-2023 to…...
Rolling Stones' new album Foreign Tongues ready to drop
17+ hour, 51+ min ago (261+ words) The Rolling Stones are to issue their next studio album, Foreign Tongues, with the song Mr Charm as the first release connected to the project. Reports indicate that Sir Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards will take part in…...
Teenage driver's drowning death sparks call for nitrous oxide review
17+ hour, 26+ min ago (533+ words) A coroner has called for a review of nitrous oxide regulations in the territory after a teenage driver affected by the gas crashed into a pond and drowned. In an ACT Coroner's Court decision published on April 8, 2026, coroner Ken Archer…...
NSW's accidental secret: the quirky Blue Mountains town you drove past
18+ hour, 26+ min ago (659+ words) Produced by Eleven Labs and ACM using AI narration. It's madness!" declares Victoria and Albert Guesthouse co-owner Shane Mc Lucas. It's not clear whether he's referring to his historic boutique hotel, with its bold wallpaper designs, taxidermy displays and rambunctious…...